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Aaron and Jeff, I’ve been researching the STC and IMBA positions regarding STC’s new effort. I believe Aaron’s statement, to the effect that “IMBA says that STC’s approach is wrong, won’t work and don’t wast your money”, is completely unsubstantiated and untrue. This issue is difficult enough to get a good grasp on. If you are going to “report” on issues like this, please do so responsibly without spreading additional misinformation. We don’t need more division. Otherwise, what I have seen of your coverage has been excellent and I look forward to what you and others have to say on this and other topics imortant to the MTB community.
Thanks for the comment Jim. I was referring to Ashley Korenbalt’s letter as Jeff mentioned. IMBA has not come out explicitly to denounce the STC, but their comments have been at best, tepid. And I understand that, they have their own organization to protect, that’s their business. Both organizations can exist simultaneously, it doesn’t have to be divisive.
Also, I should reiterate (as I did in the podcast) that this is my personal opinion on the matter.
Thanks Jim. I believe Aaron was referring to Ashley Korenblat’s open letter titled, “Say no to the Sustainable Trails Coalition.” While Ashley did serve on IMBA’s board in the past, she is no longer affiliated with the group so it was incorrect to say this is IMBA’s position. Duly noted!
Either way, hopefully it was clear from our conversation that we believe (like IMBA) that both groups can co-exist.
Thanks Gents. I appreciate the replies.
Hi Jim,
In response to your comment, at present IMBA’s published letters don’t seem to support the statement,
“IMBA says that STC’s approach is wrong, won’t work and don’t wast your money” (sic). However, when they first released their “Timely message,” there was an attached PDF document that spelled out essentially that… especially the “don’t waste your money” part. However, at this point in time, it appears that IMBA has removed the PDF that was originally linked to at the end of this article: https://www.imba.com/blog/mike-van-abel/timely-message-imba-members-and-supporters-wilderness-policy-agenda
So, based on this update, it appears that IMBA may be trying to back pedal by removing documents that they had previously published. Based on all of the research that I have personally conducted while covering the Sustainable Trails Coalition over the past 6 months (and the topic of bikes in Wilderness over the past several years), Aaron’s analysis in the podcast is spot-on.